Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for MPC FY2026 Earnings

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank lifted their FY2026 earnings estimates for Marathon Petroleum in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 11th. Scotiabank analyst P. Cheng now expects that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $13.60 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $9.65. Scotiabank has a “Outperform” rating and a $174.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marathon Petroleum’s current full-year earnings is $8.47 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Marathon Petroleum’s FY2027 earnings at $19.90 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on MPC. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Marathon Petroleum from $204.00 to $211.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Marathon Petroleum from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Marathon Petroleum from $211.00 to $179.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their target price on shares of Marathon Petroleum from $216.00 to $205.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Marathon Petroleum from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $202.19.

Marathon Petroleum Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of NYSE MPC opened at $203.33 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.12 billion, a PE ratio of 15.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.74. Marathon Petroleum has a one year low of $115.10 and a one year high of $210.32. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $178.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $182.26.

Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The oil and gas company reported $4.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.73 by $0.34. Marathon Petroleum had a net margin of 2.99% and a return on equity of 14.00%. The company had revenue of $35.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $30.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.77 EPS. Marathon Petroleum’s revenue was down .1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Marathon Petroleum

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in Marathon Petroleum by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 2,050 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. IFG Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Marathon Petroleum by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 3,429 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $558,000 after buying an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Associated Banc Corp lifted its position in Marathon Petroleum by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Associated Banc Corp now owns 2,475 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $477,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Auxano Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Marathon Petroleum by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Auxano Advisors LLC now owns 2,630 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $428,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Marathon Petroleum by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,287 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $1,673,000 after buying an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.77% of the company’s stock.

Marathon Petroleum Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 18th will be paid a $1.00 dividend. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 18th. Marathon Petroleum’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.96%.

About Marathon Petroleum

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) is a U.S.-based downstream energy company engaged principally in the refining, marketing, supply and transportation of petroleum products. The company was formed through a spin-off from Marathon Oil in 2011 and operates an integrated system of refining and logistics assets that support the production and distribution of transportation fuels and other refined petroleum products.

Marathon Petroleum’s operations include refining crude oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt and other specialty products, as well as managing the distribution and storage infrastructure needed to move those products to market.